Todays Links

Solving the pine beetle crisis

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According to this article Hemp consumes 1.7 times its dry weight in CO2 during its growth cycle thus each hectare of hemp could soak up to 22 tonnes of CO2.

Global warming has allowed the pine beetle, a tiny insect which sucks the life out of the tree, to grow unchecked devastating much of British Columbia's forests. The dead trees have become a huge source of CO2 emissions. The Canadian Government thinks growing hemp could be a way to alleviate, soak up, the massive amounts of CO2 emanating from the dead trees. They have announced considerable coin to develop a pilot project near 100 Mile House BC.

Your Jetson dream realized

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Working from the premise that the whole fossil fuel automobile infrastructure needs to be rethought and the notion that commuter planes can be designed which are easier to drive than cars, the CAFE Foundation, a non-profit organization advocating personal air travel, thinks the future lies in airborne cars. They are looking for a sponsor to augment a competition. The first prize, $50,000 will be given to the "first airplane which can fly at least 100 miles per hour for 100 miles per gallon or better." Now that is one competition and it's outcome I'm looking forward too seeing